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, this is taliban country. that country today is a powder keg. after decades of fighting,
, this is taliban country. that country today is a powder keg. after decades of fighting,
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who still needs their help because the taliban -- iran taliban is the pakistani taliban war because some of them have given sectioning of the tribal. in this case, it is military leave that seems to be more important than the ideological connection of the taliban. that is one insight. secondly, i am deducting from this that they have masters and they listen and try to save their partners because they need the military. they want the respect. that affects leverage. to push them back, there might be some cooperation. we have to be extremely careful of what that means. they have no evidence to support that but you never know if there was some internal support that allowed us to hit right in the heart of kabul. there might be some support from the taliban. some fraction of taliban needs our support. for being partners, somebody in the region like turkey who can help the iskb effective. that is another thing we can use a terrorist to help taliban and in return you see progress on issues of our interest. >> thank you hassan. i have one last question. had a few q&a questions online. viewer
who still needs their help because the taliban -- iran taliban is the pakistani taliban war because some of them have given sectioning of the tribal. in this case, it is military leave that seems to be more important than the ideological connection of the taliban. that is one insight. secondly, i am deducting from this that they have masters and they listen and try to save their partners because they need the military. they want the respect. that affects leverage. to push them back, there might...
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the taliban, by the taliban. these initiatives are important. but, i think that one has to really see the horror of the situation. the holes that whole ecosystem of afghanistan -- the whole ecosystem of afghanistan. using your leverage for a political sentiment in which time the ground is prepared. taliban is provided. you can use all of these -- the taliban is divided. you can use these opportunities. daniel: talk about the taliban being divided. we read about this. i asked special representative webb about this and he did not want to talk publicly. but i want you to talk publicly. how is the taliban split? fawzia: they are. women groups -- fighting in the mountains was the easiest for the taliban because they are a group of fighters but once they'd came to power there were disagreements over power, who was controlling more resources, who was controlling security situations, who is more extreme in their views. so they are split. one branch, some of them were in doha and a political office. -- in political office
the taliban, by the taliban. these initiatives are important. but, i think that one has to really see the horror of the situation. the holes that whole ecosystem of afghanistan -- the whole ecosystem of afghanistan. using your leverage for a political sentiment in which time the ground is prepared. taliban is provided. you can use all of these -- the taliban is divided. you can use these opportunities. daniel: talk about the taliban being divided. we read about this. i asked special...
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. >> the taliban are back in charge... >> the united states and taliban are holding their first face to face talks in doha... >> narrator: for over a decade, reporter najibullah quraishi... >> (bang bang) >>...has gained unprecedented access to the group and its fighters. >> i never believed twenty years later i could come back with the taliban withe. i never imagined that one day this could happen. >> narrator: frontline investigates how we got here. >> their future is dark. this is not the moderate taliban. >> narrator: the threats from al qaeda and isis. >> takfir! allahu akbar! >> isis always wanted to show their power. >> the explosion has happened just by the airport everybody is running. >> isis-k has claimed responsibility for the kabul attack. >> narrator: the fear among the afghan people... >> i cannot protect her. i cannot protect any woman. >> does it make you feel sad? >> makes me feel angry. >> narrator: and the consequences - of the taliban takeover. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporat
. >> the taliban are back in charge... >> the united states and taliban are holding their first face to face talks in doha... >> narrator: for over a decade, reporter najibullah quraishi... >> (bang bang) >>...has gained unprecedented access to the group and its fighters. >> i never believed twenty years later i could come back with the taliban withe. i never imagined that one day this could happen. >> narrator: frontline investigates how we got here....
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no taliban. was it ever discussed that perhaps there should be an invitation made to the taliban to participate? >> you know, not to my recollection. i think you have to go back in time and think about how everybody felt at that moment. and, of course, the taliban connected to al-qaeda, connected to the 11th of september. i think the general feeling was that they'd been defeated, they were out, and we we gonna try to do the best we can with the groups that you mentioned. >> smith: it is customary in postwar situations to invite the vanquished to sit at the table, to discuss the future. a decision is made not to invite the taliban. was that a mistake? >> i think it may have been too early in bonn, because the talibs hadn't quite been defeated. there were still pockets of resistance, and they regarded themselves as the legitimate government. so, for many in the u.s., it was too early. >> smith: by the end of the conference, hamid karzai-- a charismatic, english-speaking afghan politician with conne
no taliban. was it ever discussed that perhaps there should be an invitation made to the taliban to participate? >> you know, not to my recollection. i think you have to go back in time and think about how everybody felt at that moment. and, of course, the taliban connected to al-qaeda, connected to the 11th of september. i think the general feeling was that they'd been defeated, they were out, and we we gonna try to do the best we can with the groups that you mentioned. >> smith:...
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the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack. after the funeral was over, i followed him as he went to meet a friend. i asked him to tell me what motivates young men here to fight for a movement like the taliban >> from what i was told, the taliban in charkh are mostly recruited from the 40,000 people who live in the district. >> the taliban are feared across many parts of afghanistan - and especially outside predominantly pashtun regions. before they were toppled from power in 2001, and like other groups during afghanistan's civil war, they committed horrendous massacres against civilians. when they ruled afghanistan, they imposed an extreme interpretation of shari
the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack....
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while the taliban have freedom of movement, the base is well fortified >> the taliban can come in and fire and harass and retreat. >> the afghan national army actually has to be there and actually has to try to create an environment over time that is going to allow the country to function. they are not going to come out of garrison to engage in hand to hand combat with these taliban guys. it would make no sense. >> the ana soldiers have started to fire mortar rounds. and the mortars are landing in the areas where we are. close to some of the other guys behind us and close to us also. >> the battle has been going on for more than an hour, and the ana soldiers under attack inside have received no support from other bases. the taliban had hoped this would be a victory, but it was becoming clear that they were facing far greater resistance than they had expected. >> the taliban soldiers that i'm together with have lost two men. and it looks like they are not as positive as they were before they started attacking the base. and for these fighters, it looks like the situation might be about
while the taliban have freedom of movement, the base is well fortified >> the taliban can come in and fire and harass and retreat. >> the afghan national army actually has to be there and actually has to try to create an environment over time that is going to allow the country to function. they are not going to come out of garrison to engage in hand to hand combat with these taliban guys. it would make no sense. >> the ana soldiers have started to fire mortar rounds. and the...
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— the taliban? books, there's always" — the taliban? books, there's always... it's _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so - the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so much i always... it's not so much there is a risk of being played, you have to go into it with your eyes open and know the way i'm treated is not the way another journalist, particularly a local journalist, might be treated. when you look at the professionalism more savvy of the taliban, you have to understand it in its proper context, and it is largely transactional. they hope to get something out of that. the money or from what we see is pretty thin. people to carry out theirjobs as pretty thin. people to carry out their jobs as journalists. on the other hand, they are firing at protesters, they're beating journalist, so just because you talk the talk, if you don't walk the walk, we will cover that.— will cover that. help me understand _ will cover that. help me understand your - will cover that. help me - understand your calculations on these i
— the taliban? books, there's always" — the taliban? books, there's always... it's _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so - the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so much i always... it's not so much there is a risk of being played, you have to go into it with your eyes open and know the way i'm treated is not the way another journalist, particularly a local journalist, might be treated. when you look at the...
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, even if they are anti-taliban, so iran has to cement a relationship with the taliban. from the national interest perspective [indiscernible] -- and the second to have a deeper diplomatic strategy relationship with the taliban in order to -- and that would be what iran has to do. as i mentioned, there are other elements which are intervening right now, the regional power element, the recent chinese investment with iran, all of these elements i see that iran is in the process, from these moving's from the street players, i analyze that it seems that iran's foreign policy in the region be based on cooperation with china and russia and the policy that they used to have, and that makes sense, especially with another dominant version. iran does need more allies. pakistan is more closer to the taliban than iran, so iran itself in the current situation. it makes a lot of sense for iran to have a close relationship with them. we will have to wait and see. >> thank you so much. it was very comprehensive, and i'm sure there's a great deal to discuss, and mustafa will take you in
, even if they are anti-taliban, so iran has to cement a relationship with the taliban. from the national interest perspective [indiscernible] -- and the second to have a deeper diplomatic strategy relationship with the taliban in order to -- and that would be what iran has to do. as i mentioned, there are other elements which are intervening right now, the regional power element, the recent chinese investment with iran, all of these elements i see that iran is in the process, from these...
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to the taliban. china has been one of the first major nations who in fact is the first major nation to say that some actually, it could do business at the new taliban government, and will probably be recognising it. russia has had talks already, but encouragingly, russia special�*s envoy to afghanistan has spoken to his opposite number in the us, so thatis his opposite number in the us, so that is encouraging because the only way that is going to be lasting peace in afghanistan is if all the countries in the region can agree on what it looks like. i have to say that to looking down the future, i think the west will be a lot less relevant. china will want its mineral resources from afghanistan it russia well one day peaceful stable border or border area on those southern republics that stand between afghanistan and its own territory. iran has its own interests there. ararat is very close to the iranian border. but all of those countries will certainly china, russia and iran that have bad relations a
to the taliban. china has been one of the first major nations who in fact is the first major nation to say that some actually, it could do business at the new taliban government, and will probably be recognising it. russia has had talks already, but encouragingly, russia special�*s envoy to afghanistan has spoken to his opposite number in the us, so thatis his opposite number in the us, so that is encouraging because the only way that is going to be lasting peace in afghanistan is if all the...
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the taliban have... with respect, mr zakhilwal, what we see right now is the united states has cut off all of afghanistan's dollar reserves. that's billions and billions of us dollars. we see the imf has also, for the moment, suspended all economic assistance to afghanistan. we see an economy that, until two weeks ago, was 40% reliant on international economic aid and assistance. that's all gone. you'd think if the taliban were serious about trying to get some of those economic lifelines restored, they might be doing more to reach out in terms of guaranteeing rights, guaranteeing political pluralism. we're not seeing it. yeah. and that's what we are trying to get them to understand, the severity of the economy of the country, the enormity of the responsibility on their shoulders, and they must... time should be of the essence, enough urgency to them and that a political settlement, absolutely something that the economy of the future of this country will depend upon. and we hope they realise the enormity
the taliban have... with respect, mr zakhilwal, what we see right now is the united states has cut off all of afghanistan's dollar reserves. that's billions and billions of us dollars. we see the imf has also, for the moment, suspended all economic assistance to afghanistan. we see an economy that, until two weeks ago, was 40% reliant on international economic aid and assistance. that's all gone. you'd think if the taliban were serious about trying to get some of those economic lifelines...
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well the issue is not the taliban guns are the taliban ideology the issue is to taking one the taliban enjoy safe haven and pakistan so when we put pressure on the taliban fighters their leaders are our way they are not on their pressure they continue to . operation provide logistics from beyond beyond our borders so that's a matter of concern and the second thing which. is the taliban is a dogmatic approach on policies if they i agreed to be part of a poor alist exercise. they will melt down the she at are active in this and pressure off a pool or a list excess this group will make them in a live and a very short span of time that is why both the pakistanis and the taliban and are stunned that if they do not get some hard come sessions which will ensure. ensure their survival as a militant group they will not engage into any peace process so we are not afraid of taliban becoming part of the society because the afghan society as a whole will reject them democratically and the biggest enemy off half of the taliban is not necessarily the nato guns or our political rejection of the taliba
well the issue is not the taliban guns are the taliban ideology the issue is to taking one the taliban enjoy safe haven and pakistan so when we put pressure on the taliban fighters their leaders are our way they are not on their pressure they continue to . operation provide logistics from beyond beyond our borders so that's a matter of concern and the second thing which. is the taliban is a dogmatic approach on policies if they i agreed to be part of a poor alist exercise. they will melt down...
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the entire village youth becomes taliban. they are searching for the taliban to recruit them and give them weapons. >> narrator: general mcchrystal knew that night raids could turn the afghan population against american soldiers. he restricted conventional troops from conducting them, and instead ordered the elite forces of jsoc to take the lead. now they are doing six times as many night raids as they were two years ago. >> get over here, an open area. >> where? >> an open area, right over here, right behind him. >> narrator: jsoc has taken measures to reduce the offence these operations cause by involving locals. this military video shows afghan soldiers being trained by special forces to conduct a night raid. >> afghans accompany our forces on every one of these. they do the callout-- in other words, "come out, we've surrounded the house." they do it, obviously, in the native tongue that's appropriate to that area. >> they do the entry operations. they do the searches, if it's required, and so on. we make mistakes. what we
the entire village youth becomes taliban. they are searching for the taliban to recruit them and give them weapons. >> narrator: general mcchrystal knew that night raids could turn the afghan population against american soldiers. he restricted conventional troops from conducting them, and instead ordered the elite forces of jsoc to take the lead. now they are doing six times as many night raids as they were two years ago. >> get over here, an open area. >> where? >> an...
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the taliban still exists. we need, unfortunately, to deal with, and believe it or not there's common bound for starters. the taliban want our troops out of afghanistan and we want our troops home. where do we go from there? in my view any viable deal needs to be built on three pillars. first the taliban must pledge that afghanistan will never be used again as a base to plan attack against the united states and our allies. we understand that the administration secured that commitment from the taliban in earlier negotiations. secondly, the taliban must agree to separate from al qaeda. something they've indicated they would do and it's violence against the afghan people or government and lastly, the taliban and afghan government must engage in a good faith process that can lead to reconciliation among all afghans. this area still has a lot of unanswered questions and with the president declaring the deal dead it's not clear where we go from here. the way i see it, we need to use whatever leverage we can to promot
the taliban still exists. we need, unfortunately, to deal with, and believe it or not there's common bound for starters. the taliban want our troops out of afghanistan and we want our troops home. where do we go from there? in my view any viable deal needs to be built on three pillars. first the taliban must pledge that afghanistan will never be used again as a base to plan attack against the united states and our allies. we understand that the administration secured that commitment from the...
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and taliban representatives but hours before those talks began in doha taliban fighters launched one of their most daring attacks in recent months a gun and bomb raid on an afghan intelligence and military base southwest of kabul that killed dozens of security personnel many are now looking to see if the timing of the attack coming on the eve of those talks could have an impact on negotiations there and several efforts to bring the taliban to the negotiating table but the armed group has repeatedly refused to hold direct talks with the afghan government and stead its insistent on the go shaded with the u.s. with the primary goal of force. foreign troops out of the country at the request of the us the taliban opened an office in doha in two thousand and thirteen to facilitate talks the us has shifted its policy last year and said it was ready to hold direct talks with the taliban and discussed the role of international forces around the talks took place in the u.a.e. last month before officially resuming in qatar this week. let's bring in our guests now in kabul omar zakhilwal his a f
and taliban representatives but hours before those talks began in doha taliban fighters launched one of their most daring attacks in recent months a gun and bomb raid on an afghan intelligence and military base southwest of kabul that killed dozens of security personnel many are now looking to see if the timing of the attack coming on the eve of those talks could have an impact on negotiations there and several efforts to bring the taliban to the negotiating table but the armed group has...
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we have not seen a change in the taliban. now, if the taliban try to enforce their ideology and create a monopoly in afghanistan, that is unlikely for any afghans to accept, but if it's a compromise in which we compromise some of our current freedoms to achieve peace, then perhaps it might be worth paying that price. but to say that we will forego all of these freedoms and allow the taliban to return their brutal ways of ruling and enslave afghans inside their own country, that is not an acceptable scenario. 0k. well, you will know of the reports. there are reports in the times, radio free europe, elsewhere of what's happening in northern provinces that have been retaken by the taliban, where they've banned women from going outside without the burqa and without male companions. they've asked families to give their daughters to commanders to marry them. they've shut schools for girls over 12. they've banned music, television, told men not to shave their beards, and there've been public beatings. and i wonder... you've heard th
we have not seen a change in the taliban. now, if the taliban try to enforce their ideology and create a monopoly in afghanistan, that is unlikely for any afghans to accept, but if it's a compromise in which we compromise some of our current freedoms to achieve peace, then perhaps it might be worth paying that price. but to say that we will forego all of these freedoms and allow the taliban to return their brutal ways of ruling and enslave afghans inside their own country, that is not an...
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but now they're sending that money to the taliban without asking the taliban what they do with the taliban what they do with the income they have from the union. which is an away, a very discreet way, it's consolidating the taliban rule. the conditions for supervision, monitoring and also accountability, what we're seeing, this so—called humanitarian assistance is helping the taliban to consolidate. commencing the afghan people should be led by, but the west is guilty and what they are doing is sending $40 million a week without knowing where it goes. to million a week without knowing where it goes.— where it goes. to be clear, do ou where it goes. to be clear, do you want _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that flow _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that flow of - you want that flow of international assistance money to stop? t international assistance money to sto - ? ., international assistance money to sto - ? . ., international assistance money to sto? . ., ., international assistance money tosto? . ., ., ., to stop? i w
but now they're sending that money to the taliban without asking the taliban what they do with the taliban what they do with the income they have from the union. which is an away, a very discreet way, it's consolidating the taliban rule. the conditions for supervision, monitoring and also accountability, what we're seeing, this so—called humanitarian assistance is helping the taliban to consolidate. commencing the afghan people should be led by, but the west is guilty and what they are doing...
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and why did taliban emerge? because they gave people a semblance of rule of law which did not exist before. previously — this is before taliban took over — every 50 miles, there was a checkpoint, there was a warlord who would then take money, and so it was a fractured afghanistan after the soviets left. so, taliban gave people a semblance of rule of law, and that's why they prevailed in afghanistan. but taliban came out of nowhere at that time — i'm talking about 96. but now, they also came out of nowhere, and many of the educated people, the more advanced people of afghanistan are leaving in their thousands because they're terrified of the organisation which you actually seem to approve of. john, that's not true. first of all, you must understand that afghanistan is a history. afghanistan has resisted invaders throughout their history, and from people like us from 2008 onwards, i went specifically to the think tanks, i metjoe biden, i met john kerry, the senator at the time, and i explained to them there
and why did taliban emerge? because they gave people a semblance of rule of law which did not exist before. previously — this is before taliban took over — every 50 miles, there was a checkpoint, there was a warlord who would then take money, and so it was a fractured afghanistan after the soviets left. so, taliban gave people a semblance of rule of law, and that's why they prevailed in afghanistan. but taliban came out of nowhere at that time — i'm talking about 96. but now, they also...
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they took the taliban on trust. tell of on once they pulled out their forces would negotiate with, with the african government that they come up with a unity government. i don't think that president trump restart does negotiations. all president biden was perhaps following the words that we used to hear from ronald reagan that russian program he used to. he used to was site trust, but verify will corey for the vasic fall, i will be felt foreign. why age? you had the us fax, you see fancy blinking on the american television earlier claiming that the commonplace. absolutely. everything they had to this was not a failure of any shape or for may be interesting to see if you'd stand by those remarks. given the scenes that were broadcasting here on al jazeera, just in terms of where the un funds on this james. we understand that the un security can so are likely to be meeting to discuss this. it looks like they're going to have an awful lot to talk about it sooner. absolutely, the situation is moving so fast, there was a
they took the taliban on trust. tell of on once they pulled out their forces would negotiate with, with the african government that they come up with a unity government. i don't think that president trump restart does negotiations. all president biden was perhaps following the words that we used to hear from ronald reagan that russian program he used to. he used to was site trust, but verify will corey for the vasic fall, i will be felt foreign. why age? you had the us fax, you see fancy...
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they are fighting taliban. they are fighting a full-fledged war... >> starting right now, "the taliban hunters." >> narrator: karachi, pakistan. officer ijaz bajwa heads the city's counter-terrorism police unit. his team is on the new front line of an escalating war with the pakistani taliban. >> narrator: officer ijaz has received a tip that two militants are planning an attack from a hideout in karachi's slums. reporter mobeen azhar is accompanying the police on the raid. >> narrator: the unit is informally known as the taliban hunters. >> narrator: the pakistani taliban, or ttp, used to have only a small underground presence in karachi. most of its fighters were based in the remote tribal areas near the afghan border. but over the last few years, thy have been gaining ground here in the country's commercial capital-- a city of over 20 million people. the team is heading into one of the most notorious slums, ittehad town, a ttp stronghold. >> narrator: the team enters ittehad town in the early hours of the mo
they are fighting taliban. they are fighting a full-fledged war... >> starting right now, "the taliban hunters." >> narrator: karachi, pakistan. officer ijaz bajwa heads the city's counter-terrorism police unit. his team is on the new front line of an escalating war with the pakistani taliban. >> narrator: officer ijaz has received a tip that two militants are planning an attack from a hideout in karachi's slums. reporter mobeen azhar is accompanying the police on...
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i would divide taliban in two to face a taliban one is one taliban came into being in the early 1990s, 93 and 94 until 1990 when they were ousted. that is and 1.0 and taliban 2.0 is the phase of incidents. i think they are trying to become taliban to point out that they are struggling to find their identity their view and how they perceived themselves to taliban 1.0 meant to taliban 2.0. first and foremost they are a product of history. there's something more to it. they are also products of history which had gone through conflict with and secondly also urban divide that was so entrenched in the antispam and the third was ended geopolitical context pakistan at the forefront. the pashtuns were divided between pakistan and in the stands so there was that and then there was entrenched tribalism. taliban was a product and they came in the form and 93 and 94. it was also movement but the reaction was frustration. the reaction was disappointment because they won the war with religious ideas against a -- and everyone else was trying to kilt each other. he had bombed and destroyed kabul so th
i would divide taliban in two to face a taliban one is one taliban came into being in the early 1990s, 93 and 94 until 1990 when they were ousted. that is and 1.0 and taliban 2.0 is the phase of incidents. i think they are trying to become taliban to point out that they are struggling to find their identity their view and how they perceived themselves to taliban 1.0 meant to taliban 2.0. first and foremost they are a product of history. there's something more to it. they are also products of...
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groups of the taliban, those who are using the same means to fight against taliban, i think they are more -- i mean pro-war in afghanistan because they have the rural areas and they are controlled and different movements across the country, they are excluding the young generation from other matters and other places because the taliban has -- as an administration cannot give expectations of thousands and thousands of armed fighters who were somehow trying to -- in many ways in the past 20 years. most of them do not have a source of income, so they are trying to see some other sources of income, especially in rural areas, they gave salary, they gave illegal spaces to earn money. so this is why the security scenario ahead of us is a game i believe that the continued battleground will remain in afghanistan and conventional fighting, conventional war that the taliban are now conducting somehow, that no help to fight against these organizations. in the past 20 years also, the conventional war by international troops and by the government of afghanistan could not eliminate the taliban. it c
groups of the taliban, those who are using the same means to fight against taliban, i think they are more -- i mean pro-war in afghanistan because they have the rural areas and they are controlled and different movements across the country, they are excluding the young generation from other matters and other places because the taliban has -- as an administration cannot give expectations of thousands and thousands of armed fighters who were somehow trying to -- in many ways in the past 20 years....
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s. taliban deal was signed in february of 2020. you will remember that we would see a reduction of violence. we did not. there had been an expert to expectation when the talks between the african republic and the taliban began in september of last year. that we would see a reduction of violence. we have not. there had been an expectation that when international troops left, we would see a reduction of violence. we did not. instead, despite significant concessions for peace, we have seen a 50 percent, 50 percent increase in civilian casualties with the certainty of many more as the cities are attacks. there is a striking contrast between the activity on the battlefields and the quiet stalemate as a negotiation table in doha, where we should be seeing the opposite quiet on the battlefield. an engagement around the negotiating table. mister president, i have focused a day on the war against cities because a party that was genuinely committed to in a go shaded settlement would not risk so many civilian casualties. because it would unde
s. taliban deal was signed in february of 2020. you will remember that we would see a reduction of violence. we did not. there had been an expert to expectation when the talks between the african republic and the taliban began in september of last year. that we would see a reduction of violence. we have not. there had been an expectation that when international troops left, we would see a reduction of violence. we did not. instead, despite significant concessions for peace, we have seen a 50...
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what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just acknowledged that is controlled by the taliban. if you want to be a board member there, you have to be in cahoots with the taliban, and we appointed him as part of this entity in switzerland, one of four people that will control three and half million dollars on behalf of the united states of america, to determine if this goes back to the afghanistan central bank. that seems moronic to me. it seems like an absolute conflict of interest. is he getting paid as a board member of either of those? >> no. >> he doesn't get paid as a board member of the afghan central bank? >> no. he does not get pai
what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just...
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the taliban have not changed. the doctor i talked to agrees that words from the teller banning kabul do not reflect the reality. we changed his voice. as i am talking to you right now, girls are not allowed to go to school where i am. many women are not allowed to work. even before the taliban took control, afghans were suffering. now across the country, there are real fears for the future. the world may have left, but afghanistan still the international red cross is on the ground continuing its humanitarian effort. the international red cross is on the ground continuing its humanitarian effort. the international red cross is on the ground continuing its humanitarian effort. is on the ground continuing robert mardini is the director general of the international committee of the red cross and hejoins me now. the international red cross is on the ground continuing what is your main worry now? the main worry — what is your main worry now? tie: main worry beyond the horrific blasts we have seen at kabul airport, a s
the taliban have not changed. the doctor i talked to agrees that words from the teller banning kabul do not reflect the reality. we changed his voice. as i am talking to you right now, girls are not allowed to go to school where i am. many women are not allowed to work. even before the taliban took control, afghans were suffering. now across the country, there are real fears for the future. the world may have left, but afghanistan still the international red cross is on the ground continuing...
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he is promoting a compromise plan that would involve the taliban, yes, the taliban cutting ties with what he calls "terrorist allies", committing to long—term political processing, including elections, guaranteeing rights, including rights for women. yes, the taliban would have to do that but in return, he says, the international community should remove the taliban from various blacklists, should recognise the taliban government, and you should agree to sit down with the taliban and recognise that they are in power today. are you ready to do that? if the taliban agree to put a timetable for a referendum or for elections so that the people can choose the character — determine the character of the state, we will sit with the taliban. but if the peace process is actually inviting us for allegiance or for accepting this illegitimate, criminal syndicate called the taliban, we will never bow. we are ready to give more sacrifices and i think if the international community recognises this cruel, inhumane regime, it will further reinforce the conspiracy theories that the handover of afgha
he is promoting a compromise plan that would involve the taliban, yes, the taliban cutting ties with what he calls "terrorist allies", committing to long—term political processing, including elections, guaranteeing rights, including rights for women. yes, the taliban would have to do that but in return, he says, the international community should remove the taliban from various blacklists, should recognise the taliban government, and you should agree to sit down with the taliban and...
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does he cut a deal with taliban taliban the -- with the taliban? is there any issue with the withdrawal? can it be conducted in an orderly fashion? in the coming days and weeks, i expect al qaeda and other terror groups, keep in mind the united nations called the deputy mayor of the taliban and military strategist who is the man with the plan to take over afghanistan. host: there's also a call for a human emergency meeting. guest: this is all perfunctory. the time for diplomacy and a stern word of statements has long passed. diplomacy and a stern word of statements, that's what got us here. the u.s. officials thought there was a diplomatic solution when the taliban always had a military solution. host: bill roggio, you can find his reporting and his work. we appreciate your time. guest: thank you for having me. it was a pleasure. host: we are going to take a short break. woman come back, we will continue talking about afghanistan. -- when we come back, we will continue talking about afghanistan. was leaving afghanistan a mistake? yes, no, unsure an
does he cut a deal with taliban taliban the -- with the taliban? is there any issue with the withdrawal? can it be conducted in an orderly fashion? in the coming days and weeks, i expect al qaeda and other terror groups, keep in mind the united nations called the deputy mayor of the taliban and military strategist who is the man with the plan to take over afghanistan. host: there's also a call for a human emergency meeting. guest: this is all perfunctory. the time for diplomacy and a stern word...
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led coalition removed the taliban from power after the nine eleven attacks in the us the taliban has fought foreign troops and the u.s. backed government forces sends some analysts saying the taliban controls as much as forty percent of afghan territory the u.s. many. estimates there are almost forty thousand active taliban fighters today mushtaq rahim in kabul michael said just a moment ago that the taliban are happy to be talking to the u.s. to right now but i'm curious how does the afghan government feel about that as a government in kabul comfortable with the current level of u.s. involvement in this process they are reports that they have been concerned about perhaps being sidelined the afghan government has not been happy as far as the taliban stance is concerned that they're not prepared to talk to the afghan government but let me remind you something that there has been fluctuation in the stances and contacts here in afghanistan over the past three months and my family's out has been pretty clear in his latest resort to kabul that he will only dialogue with the taliban in the
led coalition removed the taliban from power after the nine eleven attacks in the us the taliban has fought foreign troops and the u.s. backed government forces sends some analysts saying the taliban controls as much as forty percent of afghan territory the u.s. many. estimates there are almost forty thousand active taliban fighters today mushtaq rahim in kabul michael said just a moment ago that the taliban are happy to be talking to the u.s. to right now but i'm curious how does the afghan...
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millions of afghans defy the taliban. an encouraging turnout for todd's presidential e elections. >>> a chinese ship hears picks. could they be from the missing malaysian jet liner's black boxes. >>> authorities shared new insight on what might have sparked the rampage at 40 hood. >> 40 years since the genocide in rwanda. some accusing french soldiers of a role in the massacre.
millions of afghans defy the taliban. an encouraging turnout for todd's presidential e elections. >>> a chinese ship hears picks. could they be from the missing malaysian jet liner's black boxes. >>> authorities shared new insight on what might have sparked the rampage at 40 hood. >> 40 years since the genocide in rwanda. some accusing french soldiers of a role in the massacre.
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they've had many battles with the existing taliban and seems like the taliban was pointing the finger to groups like this. how does this complicate our getting out of town effort, presumably to get done by tuesday? >> i would suggest this is the reason that the president has decided to get out of afghanistan. the problem is when you pull out of places like afghanistan, you leave a vacuum. whenever you're in a situation of withdrawal like we are right now with the u.s. military withdrawing by tuesday, you have a situation where terror groups will try to take advantage of that. they did that with the sovieting in 19899. they want to look like they're firing on you the way out. this is the nightmare scenario the pentagon planned for. they knew it was a possibility but it was the worst case scenario. it's highly improbable thepresident will beside to ramp up and send more forces, stay, take over bagram air base. those seem like possibilities that i'm having here at the pentagon. general mckenzie said that he still has 5,200 troops on the ground in kabul at the airport. he does not anticip
they've had many battles with the existing taliban and seems like the taliban was pointing the finger to groups like this. how does this complicate our getting out of town effort, presumably to get done by tuesday? >> i would suggest this is the reason that the president has decided to get out of afghanistan. the problem is when you pull out of places like afghanistan, you leave a vacuum. whenever you're in a situation of withdrawal like we are right now with the u.s. military withdrawing...
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how united are the taliban as a group fan? do you i taliban as a group fan? do you have extremes, different factions within the group? 0r factions within the group? or do they tend to have a very shared sense of what the country should look like? welcome on the surface, it looks good, but there is quite a difference between them. there are commanders who fought the afghan forces before a week ago who were killed and wounded. their view of this government is that they won this war and they have the right to mandate to rule however they want however, political leadership might be inclined to accommodate and different political sections and different political views. there are divisions. we have yet to see those divisions hire how deep they are, after consultations emerged from the meaningful consultations emerge. meaningful consultations emerue. , , , , emerge. just very briefly, there are _ emerge. just very briefly, there are four— emerge. just very briefly, there are four essays - emerge. just very briefly, . there are four essays holding out against the t
how united are the taliban as a group fan? do you i taliban as a group fan? do you have extremes, different factions within the group? 0r factions within the group? or do they tend to have a very shared sense of what the country should look like? welcome on the surface, it looks good, but there is quite a difference between them. there are commanders who fought the afghan forces before a week ago who were killed and wounded. their view of this government is that they won this war and they have...
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so the taliban went to war with the taliban let afghanistan in 2000. what we have seen with iran over the more recent years, particularly with its relationship -- particularly as its relationship with the u.s. got worse, it started to funnel arms to the taliban. i think that's was -- that was meant to poke the u.s. in the eye and present more strength to america's rival in afghanistan. for iran, its major interest and concern is the she a muslim community in afghanistan. they are the religious minority in afghanistan, a very vulnerable community. the taliban, many of the murder. i run will wordy -- worry about their security. i think they will look to get reassurances that [indiscernible] iran does have a potential asset in afghanistan. there is a shia built militia on afghanistan that iran cultivated to deploy to the middle east and fight in the wars there. iran has the option if things came to to reconstitute that afghan/shia militia and try to deploy to protect the shieh community. that is an advantage iran has. final point, it worries about the tal
so the taliban went to war with the taliban let afghanistan in 2000. what we have seen with iran over the more recent years, particularly with its relationship -- particularly as its relationship with the u.s. got worse, it started to funnel arms to the taliban. i think that's was -- that was meant to poke the u.s. in the eye and present more strength to america's rival in afghanistan. for iran, its major interest and concern is the she a muslim community in afghanistan. they are the religious...
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yes, the taliban are letting people through right now but the taliban is the taliban so the chances of something breaking out is there. it is not without risk. host: in illinois, you are next. caller: good morning. a long time ago i watched a documentary called -- about a forward base in a valley. soldiers were getting shot at from the high ground. as an unsophisticated person, you would watch this and say who would put a forward base in a valley. my point is this, we were there for 20 years. we were told this was not vietnam. why did we fail? what would it have taken to win? did we need to use tactical nuclear weapons? did we need to change completely the rules of engagement? how could we have won? as assumed people had thought this out about why we were there. what did winnie look like and why didn't we win -- what does winning look like and why didn't we win? host: thank you for the call, bill. guest: that base was in the cornwall valley. i have been to the cornwall valley. the soldiers in that unit were there for 15 months, day after day of patrolling and standing watch and trying
yes, the taliban are letting people through right now but the taliban is the taliban so the chances of something breaking out is there. it is not without risk. host: in illinois, you are next. caller: good morning. a long time ago i watched a documentary called -- about a forward base in a valley. soldiers were getting shot at from the high ground. as an unsophisticated person, you would watch this and say who would put a forward base in a valley. my point is this, we were there for 20 years....
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well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also left i'll begin from there one of the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the taliban have shown they have been on the military level they've shown that they're more successful at the end of the day u.s. is fighting a 1000 miles away from a land where it does not fully understand the let fully understand the terrain the 3rd 3rd thing that's largely uncovered is the role of regional actors out there if you notice the secretary pompei are speaking he he has to be read a lot of. he gave credit to the pakistanis you know they have they've had their share of roles in pakistan has had a part to play russia has par
well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also left i'll begin from there one of the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the...
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taliban were encouraged. taliban thought that between 2012 and 2014 they will avoid engagement with the international troops and they will come back full force and capture afghanistan. the truth is, even today, now that the americans have ramped up their forces, the taliban militarily is scoring major victories. both the us and independent analysis of your territory suggests that at least 40% of afghanistan today is either "contested territory" or is actually controlled by the taliban. and your forces are smaller and weaker today than they were three years ago. i don't agree with your analysis. whichever it comes from. first of all, six years ago... some of that analysis actually comes from the us survey group which actually the government of the united states gives the task of analysing what goes on in the ground in afghanistan. the picture. a few years back, six years back, five years back, there were 150,000 us and international troops in afghanistan. they were having the full combat role. with it came the
taliban were encouraged. taliban thought that between 2012 and 2014 they will avoid engagement with the international troops and they will come back full force and capture afghanistan. the truth is, even today, now that the americans have ramped up their forces, the taliban militarily is scoring major victories. both the us and independent analysis of your territory suggests that at least 40% of afghanistan today is either "contested territory" or is actually controlled by the...
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not the taliban. and we must continue to engage with all partners necessary to help secure the release and return of wrongful detainees, advance human rights andhanistar again be used as a base to plan attacks against the u.s. or our allies. i applaud the diplomatic effort that is have resulted in continued top in recognition of thelegitimate gof afghanistan. and other efforts on human rights, counter narcotics and counter terrorism. i would like to hear more from our witnesses■ about some to serious charges they face and the way congress can helph finally, we must not abandon our afghan ally who is fought alongside american troops, served with our diplomats for 2. that's why we have welcomed more than 130,000 after the united states since august of 2021. and we must continue to provide these resources to the program and help recelt more refugees. congress should pass the afghan adjustment act and insure that adequate visas are allocated to the srv program. after gaps face a brutal reality under the
not the taliban. and we must continue to engage with all partners necessary to help secure the release and return of wrongful detainees, advance human rights andhanistar again be used as a base to plan attacks against the u.s. or our allies. i applaud the diplomatic effort that is have resulted in continued top in recognition of thelegitimate gof afghanistan. and other efforts on human rights, counter narcotics and counter terrorism. i would like to hear more from our witnesses■ about some to...